Designed for people
We all have our favourite objects which make us smile when we use them. Human beings connect to their objects, tools, habitats, to information and communication not only through all their senses, but also with their minds, emotions, rational and irrational sides and - for some - with their spirit. Our mind then somehow orchestrates all this into an experience. Objects will carry a multitude of messages which will engage all these different facets of our being.
So when these messages become too many, too confused, too artificially clamouring for attention rather than offering real help and meaning, when marketing superlatives cause their own meaninglessness, when things lose their value, as seems to happen, what can we do?
That’s where we come in. Each new object, innovation or function worth making has its own natural and beautiful solution waiting to be discovered. This experience is shared between client and designer, both partaking in the creation process and together establishing clear and imaginative briefs.
A good product stems from a variety of skills; understanding people and markets, strategic and systems thinking. But also, crucially, from the coming together creative ideas and technical solutions… Read more >
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Exploration of single-shelled stackable chairs
Jonas von Stedingk and Eoin Billings 2007
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Evaporation cooler incorporating a herbal garden, gently reminding to add water regularly.
Speculative prototype, Jonas von Stedingk and Halvor Thorsen 2000.